“It’s obviously a very exciting time for myself,” Maguire exclusively told LCFC TV.

“Once I had my eyes on this club, I always wanted to join. Thankfully I’m here so I can’t wait to get the season started and kick on.

“There were a number of clubs interested, but when I met the manager here, he pretty much swayed it into the direction of this club.

“He showed me the way that the club is going. It’s on the up and it looks very promising for the future, so credit to the gaffer.

“You can see that with the structure of the club, it’s going to look upwards rather than down so that was a big reason why, as soon as I knew there was an interest, I wanted to jump at the opportunity.”

City have prioritised bolstering their defensive options this summer and Maguire quickly emerged as their main target.

They wanted defensive competition for regular centre-back pairing Wes Morgan and Robert Huth, who are both now in their early 30s, and Maguire has been on City’s radar for some time.

City have also had a £10m bid for West Brom’s Jonny Evans rejected, but it is unclear when that bid was made and whether that was an alternative to Maguire or in addition to the Hull defender.